Post processing images - The final step to getting that awesome click

[sujoyp]

hrishi its only a week at my PG...gradually I will arrange for everything

 

[izzikio_rage]

Gen, looks a little over exposed especially the vignette. Will give this a shot today

 

[izzikio_rage]

*i.imgur.com/rlnIylm.jpg

Here is my attempt at this image ... I guess cropping it is needed.

 

[Gen.Libeb]

^
Something about it hurts my eyes. Maybe tone down the brightness / saturation ?

 

[sujoyp]

I didnt like the violet line around the subject...I would rather prefer it in B&W then ruining the image itself

 

[nac]

^ Hey!!! Someone likes to see a b/w version

 

[sujoyp]

The most beautiful shots I have seen of concerts are in B&W maybe this was one of the reasons

 

[izzikio_rage]

My biggest problem with this shot is that the lady seems to blend into the background. Maybe i should've waited till the background was dark again

 

[nac]

I thought I missed more than one...

*i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/tkphotos1/DSC03380_zpsad622c81.jpg

 

[izzikio_rage]

Good edit nac, I guess most of our RAW posters are taking a break from photography. I've been doing a couple of clicks on and off but none of them would be really fun to post process. Would love some suggestions on things to click and post here

 

[nac]

Thank you.

It's just that I am little bit busy during this time of the year. If I get some free time, I will sure try some...

 

[sujoyp]

@amlan

 

[izzikio_rage]

Learnt something new today, if you need to shoot at a high ISO then overexpose the image by some amount +0.7 or +1.3 types, then run a noise reduction on this followed by correcting the exposure. That will give you usable images even at high ISO. Am posting the raw of a shot at 26000 ISO. Not as overexposed as I'd like but still a bit. See if this can be made into a better image

Raw link *www.dropbox.com/s/ea2bnan9ntf5vs8/DSC03983.ARW

My really bad attempt at this

*i.imgur.com/bLEn5az.jpg

 

[nac]

I tried but it gone softer...
*i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/tkphotos1/DSC03983_zps8418c185.jpg

 

[izzikio_rage]

Nac, how did you remove the purple shade at the edges? That purple tint was my biggest problem

 

[nac]

Me too tried to get rid of that purple tone and applied vignetting. But it's still there, may be it's not that apparent in the lighter background.

 

[izzikio_rage]

yup, that's my biggest problem, the moment I push the ISO up I get this crazy amount of purple tint. And no matter how hard I push lightroom it never seems to disappear completely. But still considering that this is ISO 26000 I still think the final image came out pretty decent, at least if you don't see it at full size


I guess the next project is to learn stacking to remove noise But that requires a tripod and if I am using a tripod at night I might as well use a longer exposure

 

[axelzdly1]

I have gone across a few B&W tuts for lightroom and found these helpful. Gave me a bit more insight on how to edit in LR.

Black&White Conversion Lightroom Tutorial -DIY Photography

How to Create High Impact Black and White Photos | Lightroom Tutorials

Although my choice of photos was poor, this was the best I could do..suggestions are most welcome.

*farm4.staticflickr.com/3906/14866866435_9d2461440c.jpg

*farm4.staticflickr.com/3918/14843897946_a670b2261c.jpg

This one would be better if the original was a bit sharp. and does the backdrop needs to be more dark?

*farm4.staticflickr.com/3901/14843897426_a327972ac1.jpg

 

[izzikio_rage]

The second one is a really interesting shot, and the portrait has come out really well too.... So good try

 

[nac]

Ishan's click...

Everyone has liked this picture. Just that it's a different crop and PPed to my taste.

*i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/tkphotos1/Ishan-Edit_zpsf5c29d8c.jpg